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Bill Duncan
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Peter that is beautiful!
I like the limb art as well as the snake skin, nice choice.
Thank you for showing your kids this wonderful art.
Dunc
May you live as long as you want but never want for as long as you live
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Douglas G.
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Peter,
Let me echo those who've pointed out how cute those pictures of your boy and bow on horseback are. Lucky little
guy, I think I'm probably not the only one when I say at his age the closest I got to riding a horse was the Shetland Pony
merry go round at the local grocery store parking lot carnival. Good luck with your permits. Have you decided what you
are going to buy?
All Best,
Doug Gentner
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Peter Bosman
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Thank you for the compliments.
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Yes. A set of DIY kits from Ardesa, a spanish gun manufacturer. The model is a spitting image of a gentleman's 'reiterpistole' from 174? that I have in a museum catalogue.
This will give me the opportunity to get to know the guns and personalise and 'antique' them a bit.
I realy like the militairy replicas for re-enactments, but those are rather costly and not what a gentleman rider would have carried.
Peter
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Douglas G.
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Peter,
I don't know what vintage you want your gun(s) to be and I know these aren't kits, but I would like to suggest
a look at Pedersoli's stuff, www.davide-pedersoli.com
Lot's of these are definitely Hidalgo quality firearms.
Best,
Doug G.
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Peter Bosman
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| Douglas G. wrote: | Peter,
I don't know what vintage you want your gun(s) to be and I know these aren't kits, but I would like to suggest
a look at Pedersoli's stuff, www.davide-pedersoli.com
Lot's of these are definitely Hidalgo quality firearms.
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Doug G. |
Thank you for the suggestion Doug.
I did in fact look at that as a very good, horseriding, friend of mine is Italian and coming over shortly.
Pedersoli offers kits too. Even exactly the same model. The Pedersoli product is slighly neater. Probably better made but the drawback is that is looks more modern made too.
It also is more expensive to buy ánd ship to the extend that at my door the spanish-made sét with 278 euros is only a fraction more costly than óne Pedersoli pistol kit of exactly the same model.
This is the Ardesa kit of which I can easily modify the stock before colouring, painting and assembly
http://www.ardesa.com/avancarga/pdf/kentuckypistol.pdf
These are of the original, early to mid 18th century type
http://www.veilingopbrengsten.nl/Webalbum/thor/wapens/1133.jpg
When looking at the market and the historic originals it stuck out to me as a sore thumb that quite a few replicas bear US names like 'Kentucky' whereas that american weapon was in its turn a replica of a Gérman arm...
Has probably all to do with marketing. The by far most important market is the US and who would want a Dresden 1743 if you can also buy a Davy Crockett? Per example.
HC
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Peter Bosman
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Right, bought two of these on ebay just now for 5.- a piece. To keep us occupied while the Civiles are thinking about it 
Peter
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Douglas G.
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Dear Peter,
You are right about marketing the guns to Americans. I think a lot of the companies offering
these reproductions came about as a result of demand created by Americans in the 1950's and '60's
who wanted Hawken or Kentucky rifles to go "Buck Skinning" , an 1861 Springfield to re-enact the
American Civil War, or an 1873 Colt to go Cowboy shooting. Whatever the reason it's nice to have
shooting examples of the old guns. I make smoke with a Pedersoli 1857 Mauser.
The illustration of your pistol had provision for both percussion or flint ignition, which way are
you going to go?
Best,
Doug
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Peter Bosman
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My 'heroe' is Gaspard de Saunier so I would like to stay within his horse riding years. He lived a véry long life so I have ample choice Nevertheless the early part of the 18th century would suit me well as some nice pistols were made. Flintlock thus.
Peter
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